State health officials have ordered Kent Hospital in Warwick to invest at least $1.7 million to “improve patient quality and safety” following a series…
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TGIF: 11 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
What appears to be the last week of the General Assembly is coming in for landing. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual your tips…
RI Rep. Thomas Winfield Not Seeking Re-Election
Rhode Island state Rep. Thomas Winfield (D-Smithfield), one of five remaining House members from an unusually large incoming class in 1992, is not…
US Senate Ag Committee Passes 2018 Farm Bill With More Insurance Options For Shellfish Farmers
New England’s shellfish farmers may soon have better protections for their crops.
‘Rosa Parks House Project’ Will Be Offered At Auction
The house from Detroit, which was once home to the brother of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and his family, and where Rosa Parks stayed with family after…
Dancing For A World Record At PVD Fest
Thousands of people visited downtown Providence this weekend for the city’s annual arts and culture extravaganza: PVD Fest. And this year, organizers…
Raimondo Outlines Response To Potentially Costly RI State Legal Mistake
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo outlined a series of steps Friday in responding to a potentially costly legal mistake by a former lawyer for the state…
Rival Candidates Press Criticism On HHS; Raimondo Touts Record On Economy
Rival candidates for governor continued pressing attacks against Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo Wednesday amid fallout from a potentially costly legal…
Scott MacKay Commentary: RI Assembly Should Vote On Abortion Legislation
Americans have jousted over abortion for decades. Some supporters of abortion rights thought the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that permitted…
’90s Alt-Rock Band Belly Is Back
It’s been 23 years since Belly — the alt-rock band, not the rapper — released a new album. The group shot up the charts in ’93 and was in heavy rotation…
